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Hérnia de Littré causando obstru??o intestinalDOI: 10.1590/S0100-69912009000200019 Keywords: hernia [inguinal], meckel diverticulum, intestinal obstruction. Abstract: the authors describe a case of a 60-year-old male with a history of a mass and pain at the right inguinal and epigastric areas. he also reported symptoms of bowel obstruction. physical examination revealed a mass at right inguinal area, which was not reducible or pulsatile. surgical findings included hernial sac contents with loop of ileum with signs of ischemia and a meckel's diverticulum. histopathological examination showed herniation of the meckel diverticulum -littré hernia. the article discusses the history and the incidence of this rare form of hernia.
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